Abscon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 16 km from Abscon

Visit Abscon: highlights and tourist information

Abscon is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 16 km and Douai at 16 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Abscon, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Abscon in Hauts-de-France.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 16 km (direction north-east)

Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Douai

at 16 km (direction west)

Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...

See Douai guide

Cambrai

at 20 km (direction south-south-west)

Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...

See Cambrai guide

Le Quesnoy

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...

See Le Quesnoy guide

Forest of Mormal

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds...

See Forest of Mormal guide

Bavay

at 36 km (direction east)

The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman...

See Bavay guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 37 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Lille

at 38 km (direction north-west)

The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...

See Lille guide

Arras

at 38 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...

See Arras guide

Maroilles

at 39 km (direction east-south-east)

It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the...

See Maroilles guide

Roubaix

at 41 km (direction north-north-west)

Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...

See Roubaix guide

Peronne

at 52 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

The town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum...

See Peronne guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Nord

Map of places to visit near Abscon

Markets in and near Abscon

Market days in Abscon: weekly market: Tuesday;

• Abscon: market Tuesday (0km)
• Escaudain: market Monday (3km)
• Aniche: market Friday (3km)
• Fenain: market Saturday (3km)
• Denain: market Thursday (7km)
• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (7km)
• Anzin: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
• Beuvrages: market Sunday (16km)
• Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Avesnes-les-Aubert: market Thursday & Sunday (17km)

Hotels near Abscon

More information about Abscon, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Abscon, France

What to do at Abscon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Abscon.

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (16km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (39km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (49km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (60km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (16km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (14km)
• l'Avesnois (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (29km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (38km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (39km)
• Le parc Barbieux (40km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (8km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (10km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (18km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (39km)
• Les Prés du Hem (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (20km)
• Arras (38km)
• Roubaix (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (3km)
• Wattignies (33km)
• Wasquehal (39km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (40km)
• Tourcoing (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (38km)

Geography and distances

Abscon is in the north-east of France at 38 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Abscon is 178 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Abscon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aniche, Auberchicourt, Bouchain, Bruille-Lez-Marchiennes, Ecaillon, Emerchicourt, Erre, Escaudain, Fenain, Helesmes, Hornaing, Lourches, Marcq-en-Ostrevent, Mastaing, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rieulay, Roeulx and Somain.

This page in French: Visiter Abscon